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Procedure and device for enabling a dental element to be applied to a dental arch

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Sep 14, 2011Filed: Sep 14, 2011Granted: Dec 27, 2016
Est. expirySep 14, 2031(~5.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Loren S. Adell
A61C 7/146
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Abstract

A process of applying at least one dental element to a patient's arch employs a device having a support tray shaped to fit to at least a portion of a patient's dental arch. A formed, liquid-soluble material (such as a thin starch layer formed from a starch sheet) is supported by the support tray and holds at least one dental element in a location for allowing an exposed surface of the at least one dental element to be applied to a patient's dental arch. Afterwards, the support tray is removed from the liquid-soluble material and the liquid-soluble is removed by dissolving it in a liquid, such as water.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A device for use in a process of applying at least one dental element to a patient's arch, the device comprising:
 a support tray shaped to fit to at least a portion of a patient's dental arch; 
 at least one dental element; 
 and a water-soluble starch which is supported by the support tray and which holds the at least one dental element in a location for enabling an exposed surface of the at least one dental element to be applied to a patient's dental arch; 
 in which the water-soluble starch has a nominal thickness less than 5.0 mils.

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